On-Call Coverage for Surgical Specialists Drops 10% in 2012

While on-call pay for surgical specialists dropped last year, surgeons are still compensated more highly than primary care physicians for their time on-call, according to a Medscape report.



According to the MGMA Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2013 Report Based on 2012 Data released last month, 70 percent of all physicians received payment for on-call coverage in 2012, a 10 percent increase over the previous year. Surgical specialists, including orthopedists and neurosurgeons, are most in demand and average daily stipends were reported as $900 in 2012.

Despite receiving more than primary care physicians — who reported on average $250 daily stipend for on-call coverage — surgical specialists saw a 10 percent rate decrease in 2012.

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